Question

why is plastic bad for the environment answer briefly​

Answer 1

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Plastic

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Plastic pollution causes harm to humans, animals and plants through toxic pollutants. It can take hundreds or even thousands of years for plastic to break down so the environmental damage is long-lasting. It affects all organisms in the food chain from tiny species like plankton through to whales

Answer 2

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Evidence is mounting that the chemical building blocks that make plastics so versatile are the same components that might harm people and the environment. ... Plastic buried deep in landfills can leach harmful chemicals that spread into groundwater

Plastic sticks around in the environment for ages, threatening wildlife and spreading toxins. Plastic also contributes to global warming. Almost all plastics are made from chemicals that come from the production of planet-warming fuels (gas, oil and even coal).

80 percent of plastic water bottles end up in landfills. ... Each bottle leaks harmful chemicals into our environment along the way as it decomposes. Studies show that the toxins decomposing bottles of water leach into our environment cause a variety of health issues, including reproductive problems and cancer........................

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